Someone Else In The Dark

bursts, soaking his clothes and

was thick, choking him with guilt, dread, and

struck again illuminating the surroundings for a few seconds

linging to her pale skin, the necklace he gave her still ar

side of a remote highway, miles from town. Woods stretched around

ground. The lightning struck again and with a last look at her life

up, realizing that I was in my room. I had been dreaming and what a dream it was. It fel

n my phone started ringing beside me on t

clock. It was almost eight o'clock in the morning. Falling back on the bed,

ing, I got down and ran into the washroom. I'll

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med at her phone, making m

s?" I g

d with a weird sm

g is sur

ook her head again with the same cree

?" I tilte

agram story with a selfie of me and my 'husband', displayed on t

efore saying, "Ye

t 16, its illegal. She just meant he is my boyfr

the library. The school's library had been as silent as it always has. Our final exams are

ould study too

o the dance tonight, right?" Har

of her history book. I don't know why she is always in a such

too have to," I said but there w

sked but there was no emot

ea

your moving away." Palak did

nd or if she can actually read minds. I mean, their is no better explanation for why she always happens to kn

I scrunch

" I heard a voice fu

al standing near our table with

The whole class know

don't I?" she lo

know?" Harpr

hand as she pondered. I eyed her as she looked around, as if looking f

ng beside the guy. I know him but have never talked. He

he ques

w. Go ask hi

up his stuff. As soon as he left his seat, Sonal pulle

you do something?" she

No." I f

to control her giggle as she said, "Her mom got a job in Sa

a professor?" So

ah,

irming. So, where i

elyn

travel at least two hours everyday to g

essing with us?" Harpreet narrowed her eyes at Sonal. Sonal

difficult than managi

mething. "Wait," she kept her hand on my shoul

es and I knew what her re

flinch."That's basically the American

cky if you guys wer

plus it's a beautiful town. You should consider yourself lucky

. I'm scared.

" Palak

she does,'

hance for you to move o

o stop. "Wait, why aren't you moving

ut about how I would manage in a school in India, and you thi

oi

hostel with you guys, but she said and I quote, 'Why li

maybe it's for good. You would just need to make

thing better by just bein

ds was just as easy

" I si

" she counted on her fingers. "And, they have proms, like actual prom. And you can even kiss your partner in the campus without getting d

oyfriend, right?" Palak said mak

go to Hazelynn. Maybe, her Prince Charming is waiting for her there!..

lved in this mo

" Harpreet

watch this movie," P

lanced between her and Harp

lmy?... And no one is d

know why the hell she is so obsessed with murders and serial killers. Som

eeting my Prince Charming made me feel a little bit better. I am sure every gir

lly happens with

ith long distance? I know that he said he

rted but was nev

the table. Have you heard of, Gossip Girl? He is the gossip guy of our sch

ost." Palak said sternly

y without being rude t

interrupting our convers

at I live for. Come on--" he tapped the tabl

me, pretty soo

in a good way. Being an introvert, I have always found meeting new people and leaving my comfort zone difficult than others. And, it take

essage chimed on my phone. Picking it up f

the lines, can't wait to see

alked towards my study table before picking up a novel. Opening the book to a particular page, I took out the sheets

ping at one that caught my eye. I smiled at myself as I read the contents of the

rules had been pretty simple to follow, but when everyone started gossiping abo

about it and according to rule number 7, I couldn't tell anyon

ow we argued about the rules before finally cracking a deal which would benefit the both of us.

eat novel